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School: Uillineach (roll number 6584)

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Ullinagh, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Sibéal Pollock
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0941, Page 143

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    The seed was black and the ground was white,
    Riddle me that and I'll give you a pipe.
    Pen, Ink, and paper
    42 Patch upon Patch without and stitches,
    Riddle me that and I'll give you a pair of breeches.
    A head of cabbage.
    43 Wee Jenny Huddle, She sits in a puddle
    The longer she sits the shorter she grows.
    A candle.
    44 What kind of ants do people keep in houses?
    Serve-ants (servants)
    45 What goes into the water red and comes out black?
    A lit coal.
    46 What crosses a river without getting wet?
    A shadow.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jean Jackson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brackly, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Jean Jackson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brackly, Co. Monaghan